Improvement in handles for brushes



R. S. CRAIG.

Handles for Brushes.

910.135,09). Patentedlan.21,873.

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UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT S. CRAIG, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN'HANDLES FOR BRUSHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,090, dated January 21, 1873.

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Be it known that I, ROBERT S. CRAIG, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Handles for Brushes, Brooms, 85o., of which the following is a specication:

Nature and Objects of Invent/lon.

My invention relates to the class of devices which is adapted to render the handle of a broom, brush, 81:0., adjustable with relation to the head of the same for adapting it for different persons or changing the wearing surface on the bristles; and my invention consists of a combination of set-screw handle, swinging yoke, and arched metallic head for the brush-head, by which a very simple, cheap device is secured, and one that renders the adjustment at once easy and secure.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device applied to a broom, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

General Description.

A is the head of the broom. B is a metallic plate secured to the broom by screws b, and having an arched bearing surface and guide,

b. C is a yoke, the trunnions c of which engage below the plate B in the manner shown in Fig. 2. The yoke C is tapped at c for the reception of the set-screw end cl of the handle D.

By simply unscrewing the handle slightly The combination of plate B b', swinging adjustable yoke C o, and set-screw handle D d, connected and operating substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

ROBERT S. CRAIG.

Witnesses:

FRANK MILLWAED, GEO. W. CRAWFORD. 

